The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Leading Society Events of the
Week.
Jesse Lyford After the Lewiston
Post office.
Chief Features of the Interstate
Commerce Bill.
RiddIeberger Pitches into the British
Extraditlon Treaty.
9 Especial to the PREss.)


usual number Of smaller receptions, dinners,
&c. Monday evening occurred the second
of the Army and Navy Germans at the
Washington Light Infantry Armory. The
venerable historian, George Bancroft, gave
dinner Tuesday evening to Cardinal Gibbons
of Baltimore, who attended in his robes of
Office. Other guests were Chief Justice
Waite, Justice Gray, the German and Brazi-
lian ministers, Secretaries Bayard and Whit
ney and Senators Sherman, Beck and Evarts.
The Alumni Association Of Dartmouth Col
lege held its annual dinner Monday evening
at which Congressman Dingley of Maine
was one of the speakers. Chief Justice
Waite also held very interesting card re-
ception on this evening and the Spanish
minister gave a dinner in honor OF Mrs.
Frank Leslie, who is visiting here. An in
teresting rumor, by the way, is in circulation
here regarding the latter lady. 1t is rumor-
ed that tshescontcmplates taking house here,
and establishing winter salon similar to
the famous ones of Paris, which shall be
kind of political stronghold The usual
cabinet receptions were held on Wednesday.
but owing to the severe cold they were not
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naming feature of the week was the state
dinner at the White House Thursday night,
at which Mrs. Secretary Lamar made her
first appearance in Washington society.
The Fisheries.
Senator Frye presented in the Senate to-
day the petition of ]. NJ. Spear and many
others of Eastport praying for the enactment
of retaliatory measures toward Canada. In
presenting it Mr.. Frye said that it was ac-
companied by letter addressed to him urg
ing him to great activity in the matter and
especially asking that the duty be doubled
on Canadian fish. He said he did not think
the Canadian government would be likely to
complain Of his personal inactivity in fishery
matters, but for the information of his cor
respondent and others he would say that
bills increasing duty on Canadian fish could
not originate In the Senate as the constitu-
ton of the United States provides that all
measures affecting the tariff or revenue
must originate in the House of Representa-
tives
Lewiston Post Office.
Hon. Jesse Lyford, one of the three lead
ing candidates for Lewiston post office, has
been here looking after his chances. None
of the others have arrived here as yet and
there is no apparent change In the situation.
have understood however that Greenleaf's
chances are not quite so brilliant as they
have been.
Maine Appointments.
John II. Allen of Maine has recently been
appointed to a $500 position in the dead
letter Office and has declined it.
John Haley has been appointed post
master at Rangeley, Me.
Thomas G. Whitcomb of Maine was to-day
appointed clerk in the pension Office at ST.
600 year under the civil service rules.
Pensions.
Pensions have been granted as follows;
John r. Skinner. Damariscotta; Chas. S.
Sawyer, No. Sebago; Benz F. Simpson, No.
Dixmont.
Increase of pensions have been granted to
the following: Richard C. Boynton, DANA
riscotta Mills; II. B. Brown, Whitefeld.
Personal.
C. G. Totman and wife and Everett Tot
man of Fairfield, Me-, were here recently.
The Interstate Commerce Bill.
The interstate commerce bill as agreed
upon by both houses of Congress in its first
section applies the provisions of the act to
any common carrier engaged in transporta-
ton of passengers wholly by railroad or
partly by railroad and partly by water when
both are used under common control, man
cement or arrangement through more than
one state or territory, or from any place in
the United States to an adjacent foreign
clude all bridges and ferries operated by any
railroad. All charges made for any service
rendered in transportation of passengers or
property shall be reasonable and just and
every unjust and unreasonable charge for
such service is prohibited and declared un-
lawful.
Section makes it unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject to the provisions Of this
act to charge, demand, collect or receive di-
rectly or indirectly from any person or per-
sons greater or less compensation for any
service rendered in transportation OF passen-
gers or property than it charges, demands,
collects or receives from any other person or
persons for doing for him or them like and
contemporaneous service in transportation
of like kind of traffic under substantially
similar circumstances and conditions
Section makes it unlawful for any com
mon carrier subject to the provisions of the
act to make or give any undue or unreasona
BILE preference in advantage to any particu-
lar person, company, firm, corporation or To-
cality or any description of traffic. Every
common carrier, subject to the provisions
of this act shall, according to their respec-
tive powers, afford all reasonable, proper
and equal facilities for interchange of traffic
between their respective lines and for receiv-
ing, forwarding and delivering of passengers
and property to and from their several lines
and those connecting Herewith, and shall
not discriminate in their rates of charges be-
tween connecting lines.
Section provides that it shall be unlaw-
full for any common carrier subject to the
provisions OF this act TO charge or receive
any greater compensation in aggregate for
transportation of passengers or of like kind
of property under substantially similar cir
cumstances and conditions for shorter than
for a longer distance over the same line in
the same direction, the shorter being includ-
ed within the longer distance. But this shall
not be construed as authorizing any common
carrier within the terms of this act TO charge
and receive as great compensation for the
shorter as for the longer distance provided,
however, that upon application to the commits
sion appointed under che provisions of this
act such common carrier may, in special cases
after investigation of the commission, be au-
thorized to charge less for long than for
shorter distances for transportation of pas
sengers or property, and the commission may
from time to time prescribe the extent to
which such designated common carrier may
be relieved of this section of this act.
Section provides that it shall be unlawful
for any common carrier subject to the prOvis-
ions of this act to enter into any contract,
agreement OF COuUllidtiOu Win any OtueI
| common carrier or carriers for pooling Of
| freights of different and competing railroads
| or to divide between them the aggregate or
| net proceeds of earnings of such railroads or
| any part thereof, and in any case of agree
ment for pooling of freights as aforesaid
| each day of its continuance shall be deemed
| a separate offence.
| Section requires that after 30 days from
| the pessage of this act every common carrier
| subject to its provisions shall have printed
and kept for public inspection schedules
| showing such rates, fares and charges, and
| in addition to requiring railroads to give pub
| licity at all of the depots on their several
| lines, it gives authority to the commission,
where it is proper and necessary, to require
them to give publicity to their rates to other
| places beyond the lines OF their several rail-
roads. 1t also provides that rates, fares and
charges shall not be raised except after ten
days of public notice, but they may be re-
| duced without previous public notice. The
notice, however, shall be simultaneous with
| the reduction itself.
Section seven makes 1t unlawful for any
| common carrier to enter into any combina-
| tion or agreement to prevent the carriage of
| freiphts from being continuous from place
of Shipment to place of destination.
| Section eight declares that any common
| carrier violating the provisions Of the act
| shall be liable to the person or persons i'm
| iured thereby for the full amount Of damage
Sustained liz consequence of any such viola
tion, together with reasonable counsel or at
torney's fee.